As the title suggests, this short story is structured as a series of interviews. The interviewees are all people who use, or have used, a new technology called Sentience, which is literally a digital copy of yourself, implanted in your own head to help make you a better you. The two main interviewees are Walter Lee II, the first Android built to house a sentience, who continues on after his original self dies; and Joyce Chu, who comes to believe her Sentience may not have all the answers.

This loosely structured story is surprisingly light on tension, especially considering the premise seems built for it. The final decisions that Walter II and Joyce make are understandable, but not surprising or particularly bold. Despite the intriguing concept, the whole package didn’t quite gel for me. Joyce’s final choice regarding her Sentience made me wonder if her Sentience was really the problem. It’s hard to be sure if that was the point.